Please specify the area (city, state) where you want to find a helicopter school. For an extensive list of all the helicopter schools in the USA you can go to www.helicopterschools.org. Most schools require a 40 hour minimum flight time training for you to get your private pilot license (150 hours minimum for a commercial license). The average instruction rate is $275/hour so you're looking to get a private license it will cost you around $11,000 ($41,250 for a commercial license). There are many helicopter schools that offer a flexible payment plan for their services.
The helicopter would most likely land and a field or some other flat area that is relatively free of debris.
Helicopter definitely.Helicopters are much more expensive to rent for lessons (assuming you can even find one for rent in your area) and burn more fuel per hour.The act of flying a helicopter is just more demanding mentally.Most helicopter pilots start with the fixed-wing license first and then move on to helicopters.ANS 2 - At one of my postings in the RAF, we trained helicopter pilots for the RAF and Royal Navy. -They all had to start having passed the Fixed Wing Course before they were allowed to train on helicopters, and even so, a number of them always flunked the course.
Depends how big a helicopter.
That is the 'cabin'
Not much at all. The Apache is an attack helicopter, not a cargo mover.
A driving school in the NYC area is Drivetrain Driving School, which teaches the basics of driving and allows you to obtain certification for your permit and license.
In the area of $100,000, 000.
They are often used as cropsprayers and as firefighters.
Pilot licenses require a lot of effort and previous training in order to get certified. Pilot license schools are best researched online, where you can find something that gives you the best, most comprehensive training. FAA.gov is a great place to look for pilot schools in your area.
Locally here there is "Area Truck Driving School", "Academy of Truck Driving", "Allstars Driving School", "Driversity Driving School", and "A-1 Truck Driving School"
The Houston CC CDL School can help you get your CDL license. They have a great course and come very recommended.
LZ = Landing Zone A EVAC. aka: a evacuation area